# Basu Kund Village, Saraiya, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/basu-kund/ Village · Saraiya, Muzaffarpur # Basu Kund Basu Kund is a village in Saraiya sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **865 people in 186 households**, the 115th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 865people (2011) - 186households - 68.3%literacy - 880females per 1,000 males ## Basu Kund PIN code and other codes Basu Kund falls in Saraiya sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChak Ibrahim - Community development blockSaraiya - Census village code228463 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basu Kund from nearby towns? - Saraiya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)30 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)30 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Basu Kund? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Basu Kund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lalganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Basu Kund known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Basu Kund Of every 100 households in Basu Kund in 2011, 20 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Basu Kund · ■ Saraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **14% Toilet within the home ****15%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **96% Use banking services ****52%** **48% Television ****17%** **15% Mobile phone ****65%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Basu Kund? ■ Basu Kund · ■ Saraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775** **917 Working population ****43.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 56.3% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (13%) · **■** Marginal 321 (85%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Saraiya - Bhagwanpur917 people - Pipra Ghaus901 people - Chhapra Kuldip892 people - Chakia urf Neamapur884 people - Kaila Patti823 people - Bardaha808 people - Tola Nawada800 people - Kakrahi urf Faridabad788 people [All 154 villages in Saraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basu Kund from Muzaffarpur?30 km by road - What is the population of Basu Kund?865 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basu Kund in?Muzaffarpur district (Saraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basu Kund?68.3% (Census 2011)